Mette Ditmer started her Danish studio in 1995 with textiles, then moved into bathroom, kitchen and living pieces. Art Piece is the collection where her hands show most clearly. Each design begins as clay shaped on the pottery wheel. The form is then produced in stone resin and finished by hand, so the soft, slightly irregular shapes survive into the finished piece.
What is in the collection
- Bowls: the Braided Bowl looks woven, and the wide, low Patch Bowl suits a coffee table.
- Candleholders: the small Liquid candleholder, its taller sibling, and the sculptural 41 cm candleholder.
- Figures: the Sitting Woman, a small figure for a shelf.
How to style it
The pieces are muted, mostly sand, white and earth tones, with chalky surfaces. They look best in small groups of different heights: a bowl, a candleholder and a figure on a sideboard, or two candleholders of different sizes on a dining table. Leave space around them; they are meant to be looked at.
Because the finish is matte, dust with a soft dry cloth. Keep the bowls for dry things like fruit, keys or nothing at all.
See all of Mette Ditmer.
